Tent for use with automobiles



Aug. 26, 1930. P. F. KING TENT FOR USE WITH AUTOMOBILES 3 Sheets-Sheet 1Fi-led July 2, 1927 P. F. KING TENT FOR USE WITH AUTOMOBILES Filed July2, 1927 3 Sheets-$heet 2 attozwaq Aug. 26, 1930. P. F. KING 1,774,017

TENT FOR USE WITH AUTOMOBILES Filed July 2, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet S 37.127 3 v Qwuemtoz J 5 Pa a/144x /f//Y' "Q by ventilating ope i T byfollowing the desc Figure 2 'is'a similar vlew Figure 4 1 Patented Aug;26, 1930 V h I 7 I f inhuman nitr te, oFfmAm I; rto'mm a This inventionjfe1'ats tdnewEma useflii imp r'ovements in tents "f u'sfwitnhia-fiwmpg4 bilesu a s ,One of the Iobjectsofthis inVent-ion'is to "5 provide afoldable containefof comparative- 1y small dimensions which can; becarried .on the running board 10f an automobile and which when un W a"bed 'frame, in combination with a tent and.

a supporting structure there'tori which is normallynestedwithinthefcontainer and which may be readily raised to operativeposition afterthe'containei" is openedjl;

M [Another obj ect oftheinvention'lies infthe provision of" a tent or.{s'helter for "the fbed frame which includes side wane ha? in? war-d lyextending lower "portions forming shelves or] article supper toadjustably support fsai sizes maybe cheated. e

With these andother objects inwiew which wilhmore fuilyappeai' thenature "of the invention will be more fc'leari'y "understood ription,the appendetl claims, a nd the several views illustratedintheaccompa'nying drawings.

, In -the accompanying m'wi'ngsfwhichjt iustrate oneform at myinvention, 5 f Figure 1 is aview partly in elev'a'tionmd partly insection showing the application of my invention to the running b'oard ofan automobile, the container being, shown in its normal enclosedposition,

d portions iwheref rii rm v but showing IIIVGIltlOI'l in pos tion foruse,

I my 1 llon'gitudi Figure 3 is -a;n--en1arge nal sectional vi'ew through'structure, t v 's a perspective View showing the "u per-end of one ofthepol'es ,andthe adja- "cent top supporting frame section,

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional View of-the assembledstructure, w Figure 6 is a top plan view of the bed "frame sho ingabe*sition, ands'howing by dotted lines the posi- 'tion of the tentsupportingpoles when the 'thin the respie'otive'"boX d vertlca the aassembled latter are nested wi SGfilQilS :of'theeentaimr, and."

folded "or opened yiiili'iorn ting portions, and

('l-spring in. operative po 1TH AUI QIEBII Y 19.27, seriatm. (203,089,

Figurei'lis a perspective view ofthe-sup porting polesfthe top supprting' frame and 'thehOiStingcabIe therefoif, 'Like' numeia'ls'[designate corresponding partsthroughout the'several figures oft-he m Jh 1 Referring to my invention comprises ac is 'eiiapted tote attaehetito board- ']3' of an automobile Thefcont'aineiis comparativelymail andis of'aifoldahlfe type fine adapt d to @enta'in bed sp ing 0,hT-inettress '13,] a tent {Egsupporting poles. 'F F, ,tofp""su-ppoftingframe and fa hoisting cable Thecon feel to be unfolded oropene ebedtfraine, the bed"'s'pring is adapted to: be

sup1 3o1t'el on the hed 'tion to thegbottomthereof, Thegmatt'ress ispifefei'ably formed tio'ns fwhich gai'e adaptelj to be disposed in end{to-end -re'l'ation uponi"the fbed' spring, the 'te'n't'p01e'sa1eja'dapted tobe elevated into fv'e'ftictil positions at the"opposite ends of the bedjfrainemnd the top suppoitirig frame 'isadaptedto be hoistedby the cable-,H 'into ffiosition for detachableconnectionwith the the accomp ontainer A'-'which v the runningupperends'of the tentjgiosl'es'. j v

1 To this end, the" container Afxconsists 6]? a 7i ,pair of opposedhoHowbox sections 5 and T 'Th-e s'ectionj5 includes side'waiisq l,an-end or-bottoin mu 8', and affront wall 9'. The section '6inchi'de'sside wallsi'lo-lo, an, end or bottornwa'll 11, and rea r wall12. Thetop 'po top=1-3 f'wit'h the upper the section 5 an hi'ch'i'sconn'ected by a hinge 14 edge of the from wall 9' of The lower edgeof the front wall 9'i's connected-to the running board B by a hingei'fiwhich preferably inclutles a removable 'pintie so as to permit ththe container A and the running board 'B. The containerA is adapted tobe'unfolded or opened so as to dis pose the sections end 6*in a; singlehoiizont-a F 2', when by said'se'ctionswil l form's, ibedffame'ln agy-to support the bed "fie-hie thus iermea, Ifhajwe pm) anying drawings,

tain'er-A ilsadaptii soas to' forni a "frame in spaced-r lartioh 0'1"-,the', containefis closed by "pe'r' edge of the -rear wall 1 2 of thesection 6.

e operation between b plane as 'shown .in

- Figs. 3 and 6 and an end bar 22. The si'de"bars19- and 21 the end wall8 of so-as to permit thesame to be swung clownwardly as shown inFigure2.

' Disposed within the container A is the foldable bed spring C- which isshown in particularly. This bed spring C includes a sectionalframe 18 ofangle iron, the sections being indicated by the numerals 18 and 18.

frame section 18' includes side bars 2121 are spaced apart a distanceslightly less than the depth of the containerA and are connected by,Wires 2323 or other. flexible means. A suitablerfwire spring structurewhich I have indicated as a whole by the numeral '24 has its marginalportions connected to the sectional frames 18" and 18 Each of thesectional frames is of a size to freely fit within an associated boxsection of the container and the flexible connections 23 are locatedcentrally of the bed spring so asto permit saidbed spring to be foldedWithin the'container. when the sections are flded to the position shownin Fig. .1. In order to support the bed spring C above the frame, I havesupported 25 25, said links beingdisposed along the sides of the bedspring so as to permit the latterto be moved .upwardly from the bottomof the bed frame to a position shown in Fig. 3. A plurality of coilsprings 26 con nect; the end bar 20 of the bed spring with the boxsection 5 and tend to normally urge the bed spring to move towards saidend wall 8. When it is desired to elevate'thebed spring to operativeposition, the user pulls said springlengthwise in a direction away fromthe coil'spring 26 until saidbed spring assumes the position which arecarried by shown in'Fig. 6at which time latches 27, a the end wall 11 ofthe box section 6, will engage the endbar 20 of said bed spring andthereby retain the same in operative-position.= i

Supported on the bed spring 0 is the mattress I) which in this instanceconsists of two parts; or sections 28 28. These mattresssections 28 areof uniform size and a-re adapted to'be respectively positioned with- 55.

. latter-is in its normal In orderto. provide n the box sectionsof thecontainer when the or folded position. shelter for theoccupant of thebed, I have provided the tent E c which. is normally disposed within thefold- V tend inwardly PQ iOHS or .ls v 3 5 e inne ed ed or closedcontainer.

This tent includes a substantiallyflat top 29 anddownwardly andoutwardly inclined side walls 30-30. Thelower portions ofthe side walls30 exto form article supporting The frame section 18 includes sidebars 19-19 and an end bar 20. The.

vided with the top supporting frame Gr. Each pole F consists of upperand lower sections 33 and 34 which are hingedly connected as at 35. Thelower end of each pole is provided with a fork36tadaptedto straddle theassociated end wall 8 or 11 of the bed frame. By means ofthese forks 36,the poles are held against movement longitudinally of the bed frame. Thelower'ends of the poles are pivotally connected'to the associated endwalls of the bed frame so as to permit the fork 36 to be disengaged fromthe associated end wall of the bed frame, and then swunginwardly ontothe mattress .D, hinge 35 permitting the pole sections to befolded inthe positions shown in Fig. 6 whereby each pole will be folded andhoused within the associated box section of the container. To-thisend, Ihave provided links 3737 which are respectively pivoted at one end as at38 to the associated end wall of the bed frame. The otherend of eachlink is pivotally connected to the fork 36 of the associated polethrough themedium of a ball and socket connection 39. The poles arenormally positioned centrally between the side walls of the bed spring,and the links 37 serve to maintain said polesin these positions. When itis desired to fold each pole within the associated box section, saidpole is elevated, therey swinging the link 37 aboutthe pivot 38. Afterthe fork 36 has been disengaged from the associated end wall of the bedframe, the pole is moved tothe left to the position shown in Fig. 6after which the pole is folded and moved downwardly into a horizontalplane within the associated box section, this movement beingpermitted byreason of the ball joint 39. The upper end of eachpole F is pro an idler40 and an inwardly ex tending arm 41 terminating in a socket 42.

. The s top supporting frame G consists of separable sections 4343. Eachsection includes a pipe 44 of a length slightly less than the length ofone of the box sections. The

the outer endof the connecting rod 45 being always accessible. from eachpipe 44 are horizontally disposed.

Extending outwardly U-shaped frames 48 which are each pivoted tosaidpipeso as topermit said frames 48 to be swung into parallelismwhen it isdesired supporting frame G,

V vided supportingarms 51.

as at 52 with the side wallof" and is then trained upwardly and over theidler 40. associated with saidpole. This cable thence extends throughguide eyes 49 and 50 formed on the respectivepip'es 44 of the top thenceover the idler l0 on the other pole, and thence downwardly to a hookcarried by said other pole. It will thus be seen that the top supportingframe G is connected to the hoistingcable H. Thus I 7 after the-poles Fhavebeen elevatedto operative positions within the tent, the topsupporting frame G can then be readily elevated by the hoisting cableHtoits operative posi tion when the hooks l4? of said top supportmgframe can be engaged with the sockets 42 of the pole. c

Inorder to retain theside walls %30 in their inclined positions and tothereby pro vide or form the shelves idle-31, Lhave pro Each arm ispivotally-oonnected the bed frame and this arm extends outwardly butwithin the tent structure as shown in Fig. 5. Hooks 53, or othersuitable means, are attached to the portions 3131 for engagement withthe arms 51. When it is desired to ventilate the interior of the tent,the fasteners .52 are disengaged and the hooks 53 are moved along thesupporting arms 51 to the positions shown in dotted linesin Fig. 5. Theshelves 31 are disposed 'n substantially horizontal planes and serves tosupport articles of clothing and the like.

When it is desired to fold up the'entirety, 1

theuser first releases the latches 27 thus allowing the coil springs thebed frame. connections 23 will register with the top 18 of thecontainer. The mattress sections are then moved in opposite directionsso as to dispose said sections within the respective box sections. Theconnecting rod ofthe top. supporting frameG is then telescoped into oneof the pipes 44s orting frame G are then disconnected from the sockets42. The top supporting frame G is then lowered by means of the hoistingcable H, the respective sections of the frame being positioned withinthe corresponding box sections of the container. The U-shaped arms 48 ofthe respective top frame sections are folded into parallelism. The lowerportions of the side walls 30 of the tent are then folded inwardly afterwhich the poles F are moved upwardly and are thence folded downwardly toposition within the respective box sections of the container after whichthe tent is folded function to form the top of'the. pole for detachable26-to swing the bed-' spring G'downwardly against the bottom of In thisposition, the flexible The hooks i l of the top suprhe heir; section ais then folded th g: the-running'board H 1 In order to properlysupport'the top '29 me t r Seanc s and the entiretyis tim t a hbbra-fitment throughout its sides, l have proyided supporting arms H Fr7, wh charei pivoted to one frame '43'asiat aso es i ia I claim: I

tion including. a pole, means at thelower end hooks 56 56 at oppoidevice the w means'forl supporting'a tent ;in raisedposiinterlockingicon nection with asupporting.structure, iand a linkpivdtedto the ,lowerend of thepole peed for pivotalloonnectionito theEsup' the pole maybe detached" from the support} ing; strnc'turefandfswung about the axis 1 of ting structure, whereby the tower wafer lielinkgintoinested position too ts'ronsaaaasw n Y for supporting .a tentinraised position includi'ng'a pairof poles, means for connecting thelowerends of the poles to the opposite ends of a supporting structure, saidmeans having substantial universal movement to permit the poles to befolded over said structure, and means connected to the upper ends-0f thepoles for supporting the. a

top of the tent, said top including portions.

4. In a separable device of the class described, in

combination with a supporting frame, means I for supporting a tent inraised positionincluding a pair of poles having their lower endsconnected to the opposite'endsof the frame and adapted to be.folded'within. the frame, a separable frame detachably con nected to theupperends of thepoles for supporting the top of the tent, and a hoistingcableassociated with the the separable into position forengagementwiththe upper ends of the poles. I

5. In combination with ajfram ea tent I .125 poles and with frameforelevatingthe latter thereover' including a side vwall extendingoutwardly beyond one side of the frameand then inwardly, to form aresultant article- 1 supporting portion ,extending' along a side planes,and

' edge of the edgeof the f'rame; I

1 6. In combination with a frame, a tent thereover including a sidewallextending outwardly beyond a side of'the frame and then inwardly to forma. resultant articlesupporting frame, and' an arm carried by the frame;and extending outwardly therefrom to retain said-article-supportingportion in a substantiallyhorizontal plane.

.7. In combination with a frame, a tent thereover having side wallsextending outwardly beyond the sides of the frame and then inwardly toform resultant article-supporting portions extending along the sideedges/of the frame, means for detachably oonnecting the inner edges ofthe article-supporting portions with the sides of the frame, armscarried by the frame and extending outwardly therefrom to portingportions and connected with said arms to support said portions inVentilating positions when detached from the frame.

8.- In combination witha frame, a tent to form a shelter for said frame,said tent having side {walls extending outwardly beyond the sides of theframe andthence inwardly to form resultant article-supportin portionsextending along the side edges of t e frame, and arms pivotally'connectedvto the frame and extending outwardly therefrom toretain saidarticle=supporting portions in substantially'horizontal: planes, saidarms being adapted to be swung within the frame. In testimony whereof Ihereunto aflix my signature, v

portion extending along a side,

retain said article-supr porting portions in substantially horizontal 7.

means carriedby the article-sup- YPERGIVALIF. KING. r

